The Plain Dealer

“WelcomePAC… has been operating in Ohio for the past year with two main goals. First, the group wants to make Democrats seem more ‘normal’ by recruiting more moderate candidates with an electable background for state legislative races... And second, more recently, it has worked to try to promote Ryan to disenchanted Republicans.”

The New York Times

“WelcomePAC, a Democratic group backing Mr. Ryan, took out newspaper ads asking voters, ‘Why are 1 in 5 Republican voters saying no to J.D. Vance?’ and hitting Mr. Vance for his ties to Mr. Trump.”

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Newsweek

“‘When we think about our politics more generally, these voters are the depolarizing force in our politics,’ Liam Kerr, co-founder of the Democratic-backed Welcome PAC, told Newsweek. ‘We need to be looking at what we need to do to elevate these voters.’”

NBC News

“WelcomePAC, a Democratic-funded group that aims to reach ticket-splitting voters this fall, has launched a six-figure advertising campaign against Republican J.D. Vance in Ohio’s competitive and increasingly hostile Senate race.”

The Washington Post

“WelcomePAC, a group supporting Ryan, is trying to reach both Trump detractors and supporters in the GOP, highlighting endorsements from current and former Republicans and arguing that Vance is ‘not really what he says,’ said Ohio-based Democratic strategist Irene Lin, who works with the group.”

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Sandusky Register

“The trio, representing Welcome PAC, appeared on ‘Between the Lines Live’ Tuesday to argue their case… They said even Republicans should vote for Tim Ryan, the Ohio Democrat in the U.S. Senate race.”

Toledo Blade

“A group of Republicans is teaming up to tour Ohio and urge voters to elect Democrat Tim Ryan as the state’s next U.S. senator, bringing that message to Toledo in hopes of reaching other GOP members. The Toledo stop on Tuesday was put on by the Welcome PAC, which seeks to build a “big tent” Democratic Party.”

The Plain Dealer

“U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate, announced that several Republican leaders are supporting his campaign, including Jim Petro, the Republican former Ohio attorney general and Ohio auditor. The group was assembled by the Democratic political action committee called the Welcome PAC.”

Statehouse News Bureau

“Several Republican former leaders from around Ohio are coming out in support of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tim Ryan… The collection of Republican former leaders was sponsored by the Welcome PAC, a political action committee that supports Democratic candidates with the mission of expanding the party’s tent.”

The Boston Globe

“What Kerr is calling for is a sort of venture capitalist’s approach to politics — identifying and betting on a bunch of long shots with the expectation that many will flop, but a few will produce spectacular returns. That’s the aim of an organization he cofounded called The Welcome Party.”

Ohio Capital Journal

“With November’s election looming, a group of Republicans are hitting the campaign trail this week. But instead of stumping for the GOP, they’ll be encouraging voters to back the Democrat, Tim Ryan, in Ohio’s race for U.S. Senate. They’re working with an organization called Welcome PAC which emphasizes Democratic Party outreach to independents and ‘future former Republicans.’”

WVXU

“Stich and Gibbs are among a growing group of present and former Republicans who have joined WelcomePAC, a committee organized by Democrats for the sole purpose of trying to convince Republican and independent voters to jump ship and vote Democratic in the mid-term election.”

Sidney Daily News

“The Wednesday event in Lytle Park was the first leg of a multi-prong ‘Think for Yourself Ohio’ statewide roadshow organized by WelcomePAC, an effort by moderate Democrats to build a big-tent party that reaches out to and welcomes Republicans and independents in Ohio and across the country.”

Cincinnati Enquirer

“The Republican Party has lost its way, and I’m proud to be working with organizations across our state, like WelcomePAC, that are committed to elevating candidates who can protect our state and our democracy from the GOP’s radicalized positions.”

The Well

“If moderates like Manchin want to maximize their impact and reach ahead of and beyond the midterms — and give the Democratic Party the credibility it desperately needs with voters in the middle — they’ll need to take a page out of the far-left’s playbook and show they have real ground game.”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“We need to elect candidates who are not hard partisans, have the ability and the credibility to think independently, run with an independent brand, and represent their districts and not their parties.”